Mr Colombet is a multilingual Sommelier offering an

exceptional poetry menu. This elegant French Sommelier may wander nonchalantly to your table performing the finest D.O.C. poetry of the world, from the classics (Byron, Baudelaire, Leopardi) to Contemporary authors (Zephaniah).

Simply relax, have a drink; request a favourite poem from the list and listen as Mr Colombet performs it. The poems can be heard in their original language or you may request an English translation.

Performances last from 5 to 30 minutes according to your wishes. Mr Colombet will introduce love, life and philosophy as never tasted before! 

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The Menu:

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The dancing serpent by Charles Baudelaire

(translation by David Carpenter and Tonino Scalia)

The walks in beauty by Lord Byron

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My recurring dream by Paul Verlaine

(translation by David Carpenter and Tonino Scalia)

Is Love then so simple by Irene McLeod

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 

The Infinite by Giacomo Leopardi
(translation by David Carpenter and Tonino Scalia)

Sensation by Arthur Rimbaud

(translation by David Carpenter and Tonino Scalia)

The British by Benjamin Zephaniah 

A Chinese story by Anonymous

The frog and the little mouse by Anonymous

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